Building Desire: On the Barcelona Pavilion [Paperback]

George Dodds (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 29, 2005 | ISBN-10: 0415325242 | ISBN-13: 978-0415325240 | Edition: New edition

In 1986 on the centenary of Mies van der Rohe's birth, a new Barcelona Pavilion was built on the site of the original 1929 German Pavilion. That same decade marked the 150th anniversary of photography. Since then, much has been published about van der Rohe, the Pavilion, and photography, both jointly and singly. Whilst the literature on Mies van der Rohe has more than doubled in the past fifteen years, this is the first serious study of the unique phenomenon, and enduring myth of modernity, that was, is and will continue to be the Barcelona Pavilion.

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Editorial Reviews

Review

'Fascinating and scholarly ... a remarkable achievement.' -  Upfront

'Dodds comes out ... strongly in his critique of architectural methodology—and this may well be the book's most distinctive scholarly contribution.' - The Journal of Architecture

About the Author

George Dodds is Associate Professor of Architecture at the University of Tennessee. He has lectured and published internationally on the history of theory of architecture, designed landscapes and gardens. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 200 pages
• Publisher: Routledge; New edition edition (September 29, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0415325242
• ISBN-13: 978-0415325240
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.9 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,893,270 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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